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Row over handling of under 25 rule for pubs

DRINKERS who look under 25 will be refused alcohol in Scotland’s pubs and nightclubs from October 1 this year if they cannot prove they are old enough to buy alcohol.

The introduction of the new law comes on the same night when self-service cigarette vending machines will be banned, with smokers having to ask staff working in licensed premises to authorise tobacco sales from behind a bar.